Softball Pitching Lab
Partnering with OGX Softball – A National Leader in Softball Performance
The UNO Pitching Lab is excited to partner with OGX Softball, a national leader in softball player development and performance. Together, our team has created a state-of-the-art softball pitching analysis which will provide athletes important information about their movement and pitching mechanics to help improve performance and reduce injury risk.
Our Multi-Step Approach to Owning Your Mechanics
Advanced Clinical Analysis
We believe in creating an accurate understanding of how movement throughout the body carries over to the pitching mound. Our clinical analysis is the foundation behind diagnosing every athlete's mechanics and our first stop for every athlete.
Our team of certified athletic trainers will walk each athlete through a series of clinical movement assessments.
- Shoulder range of motion will be measured to examine each athlete’s total external and internal range of motion within their throwing and non-throwing arms.
- Isokinetic strength will be measured through a state-of-the-art clinical device designed to measure the precise force an athlete exerts against it as they perform a series of hip movements.
- Scapular dyskinesis assessments examine the position and rotation of the scapula as athletes complete a series of short exercises.
- Trunk and lower extremity flexibility will be measured to ensure the athletes body has the amount of movement needed to generate power during the pitching motion.
An individualized report detailing your clinical analysis will then be generated by our team and provided to you in a simple, easy to read format.
State-of-the-art Biomechanical Analysis
Our elite motion-capture system will record your pitching mechanics as you throw from a custom, force-plate instrumented pitching mound, allowing our research team to analyze movement in the most detailed fashion.
Our team of biomechanics experts will record each pitcher during a bullpen session using state-of-the-art motion capture cameras surrounding our force plate instrumented pitching mound. Research-grade motion capture technology used throughout this process removes the guesswork from your pitching mechanics by offering specific and detailed values corresponding to your pitching motion.
Our assessments will spotlight movement inefficiencies that the athlete should address in order to maximize throwing velocity potential and minimize injury risk. Data from your biomechanics evaluation will be broken down into a customized report designed to take the guessing out of your mechanics by providing concrete, specific values pertaining to your every movement.
Individualized Player Reports
Reports directed specifically at your movement needs will allow you to gain a complete understanding of your pitching motion and how to maximize your potential!
We couple the findings from our athletic training staff with data from our elite motion capture cameras, allowing our team to analyze data holistically and accurately. This data is then provided to each athlete in the form of customized online reports containing over twenty-five variables.
Descriptions and videos detailing what each movement means, how the athlete is performing that movement, and what to do next are provided throughout, allowing for easy comprehension by the athlete, parents, and coaches.
With OGX’s expertise in softball performance, a member of their staff will provide a consultation meeting after each evaluation designed to break everything down, allow time for questions, and provide a clear understanding of what each athlete’s game plan looks like moving forward. The video below breaks down the report that each softball pitcher will get from OGX.